Combined shaving brush and massage cup



C. A. FETTERS COMBINED SHAVING BRUSH AND MASSAGE CUP Filed Aug. 29, 19216 g, f .,l\

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CHARLES a. FE'ITERS, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

COMBINED SI-ZAVING BRUSH AND MASSAGE CUP.

Application filed August 29, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that CHARLES A. FETTERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, has inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combined Shaving Brushes andMassage Cups, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

The invention relates to shaving brushes, and has for its object toprovide a device of this character comprising a brush disposed in aresilient cup shaped massaging member, by means of which massagingmember the beard and face will be rubbed and massaged during thelathering operation, thereby obviating the beard rubbing operation withthe fingers for softening the beard.

A further object is to provide a combined shaving brush and massagingdevice com prising a brush carried by a handle, a massaging cup in whichsaid brush handle is detachably secured, and the parts so proportionedthat the brush or handle may be housed within the cup, thereby allowingthe handle to be utilized as a massaging element for vigorouslymassaging, or the brush used in connection with the cup for .latheringand massaging. Also to provide a flanged cover for the massaging cup,said cover forming means whereby the brush may be entirely housed withinthe cup.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings 1- Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecombined brushand massaging device showing the cover removed and the device ready foruse.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device showing the cover in placethereon and the brush entirely housed.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device, taken online 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4' is a front elevation of the device showing the cover in placethereon.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectionalview through the massage cup and thecover,

Serial No 496,368.

showing the brush in reverse position, and in position for the brush .tobe used as a shaving brush or the handle of the brush used in connectionwith the massaging cup for vigorously massaging the face.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a bell shapedmassaging cup, which cup is formed from resilient material, preferablyrubber, and has disposed in the apex end 2 thereof an annular opening 3,in which opening is frictionally held the cylindrical portion 4 of thebrush handle 5. The brush handle 5 adjacent one end of the cylindricalportion 4 is provided with an annular rib 6, which engages the shoulder7 in the chamber 8 of the massaging cup 1, and prevents rearwardmovement of said handle. Extending into the chamber 8 and from the innerend of the handle 5 is the brush end 9 which engages the face and isformed from bristles or any other suitable material. During a latheringoperation the rim of the massaging cup 1 and the bristles 9 are placedin engagement with the face, that is after proper soaping of the brushor face and then the device as a whole is vigorously rubbed over theface in such a manner that the lathering operation and a beard rubbingoperation is simultaneously obtained, after which a shaving operationmay be easily and quickly accomplished as the beard has been thoroughlysoftened and the face massaged. When it is desired to vigorously massagethe face, for instance after a massaging operation the handle 5 may bereversed to the position shown in Figure 5 and when in said position theportion 10 of the handle which is provided with lugs 11 formed of rubberor any other material, may be utilized in connection with the massagecup 12 for a vigorous massaging operation. When the deviceis in theposition shown in Figure 5, it will be seen that the rib 6 will engagethe end 13 of the massage cup 1 and prevent the handle 5 from slippingentirely into the chamber 8 of the cup. It will also be seen byreferring to Figure 5 that the brush may be so positioned that it may beused without using the massaging cup for massaging purposes, and thatsaid cup may form a handle, which may be grasped by the operator duringa lathering operation. lVhen the device is not in use it is assembled asshown in Figures 2 and 3 with the brush 9 within the chamber 8, andhoused therein by means of i the flanged cover 14, the annular flange 15of which curves slightly inwardly and engages over and receives themassage cup rim 12.

From the above it Will be seen that a combined brush and massage cup isprovided which is simple in construction, compact in form and soconstructed that the device as a whole may be housed within the cup whennot in use and protected from foreign matter by said cup and adetachable cover carried by the rim of the massage cup.

The invention having been set forth What is claimed as new and useful isA combined shaving brush and beard rubbing device, said vdevicecomprising a brush her, a cup shaped pliable beard rubbing memberdirectly connected to the handle member and limited in rearward movementby the shoulder of the handle member engaging in the cup shaped member,said brush being disposed entirely within the cup shaped member, saidhandle member being frictionally held within the cup shaped member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto SfilX my signature.

CHARLES A. FETTERS.

